Research Article

Comparison of Survival between Single-Access and Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery in Rectal Cancer

Table 2

Intraoperative and postoperative data.

SALS (n = 41)CLS (n = 43)

Operative time (mean ± SD) (minutes)268.29 ± 50.73233 ± 53.800.003
Blood loss (mean ± SD.) (ml)196.34 ± 89.01215.1 ± 88.990.337
First bowel movement (mean ± SD.) (days)2.78 ± 0.613.18 ± 0.870.016
Hospital stay (mean ± SD.) (days)6.8 ± 1.108.3 ± 2.880.003
Wound length (mean ± SD.) (cm)4.8 ± 1.0N/AN/A
Pain score 24 hrs (mean ± SD.) (VAS)4.65 ± 0.995.48 ± 0.82<0.001
Pain score 48 hrs (mean ± SD.) (VAS)3.63 ± 0.824.23 ± 1.150.008
Complications (%)0.527
None34 (82.9)35 (83.3)
Lung3 (7.3)4 (9.5)
Cardio1 (2.4)0 (0.0)
SSI
Abdomen0 (0.0)1 (2.4)
Perineum0 (0.0)1 (2.4)
Anastomotic leakage1 (2.7)0 (0.0)

SSI: surgical site infection; VAS: visual analog scale; CM: centimeter; ML: milliliter.